BOMBAY.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 736, 2 June 1922, Page 10

BOMBAY.

DAIRY SUPPLIERS’ MEETING. At the request of .the suppliers of the Bombay district a further meeting of suppliers was- held in the Bombay Hall on the 23rd inst\ when Mr A. J. Sinclanr (assistant manager!, Mr Dynes Fulton (director) and Mr J. C-‘ Ward were in attondance, Mr Sinclair in his address, said thiit ho felt that the suppliers as a whole did not know enough about the internal working of their own company, and they were there 'to give any information that the suppliers desired.,. That he and Mr Fulton were successful in the giving of linfonuatiion to the satisfaction of the meeting' was evidenced by the following resolution which was carried unanimously at the close of the meeting : ‘"That this meeting- of suppliers of the Bombay district express Their thanks to the speakers and also .'heir complete confidence in the management of the company.” Mr Sinclair deaSt very fully with the marketing of dab'y produce and explained the proposed Dairy Produce Pool. Numerous questions were dealt w ? th on all sorts of matters of interest to dairymen, after which the above resolution was carried.

MERCER. On Friday evening last- a kitchen evening ,was given to Miss Mary Roose on the occasion of her approaching marriage .to Mr Eric F. Taylor, of Papatoetoe. Jitere was a large gathering of friends and Miss Roose was the recipient of many kitchen .requisites. The presents were so many as to place her popularity beyond the shadow of a doubt. Miss Roose has always taken a keen interest in local functions and' as a prominent member of the tennis club. During the evening it was the prospective bride’s duty to unwrap the various presents received, after which Mr Taylor, on behalf of Miss Roose. thanked all those present for their kindly gifts. A very enjoyable evening was spent, the greater part of the programme being devoted to dancing. The Mflkses Latta rendered a duet, which was enthusiastically encored. The ladies provided a dainty supper, the music for the dancing being supplied by local talent. Mr Lit Barron was M.C.. Part metalling of the local loads .is now being effected. On account of the difficulty experienced in obtaining supplies of metal the Town Board has been unable .to proceed with the work as quickly as desired, but it is hoped to have the roads in fairly good repair in the course of a week or so. During the past week or so many strangers have passed through Mercer looking for work. It appears that the deviation to he made on the Rangiriri Road is attracting quite a number of workmen to the district as the invariable question is asked “How far is (the Rangirtiri job away?”. Some of the cases of hardship are very acute. One man (a painter by trade) is on the road selling odds and ends, whfch he carries about in a del'apidated suit case. He states that taking train fares into consideration he is just managing to make enough to pay hr's own way (minus several meals a week) without thinking of his wife and children. Another man stated that he had walked all the way from Wellington looking for work, but beyond one or two days’ labouring could get nothing whatever to do. He has a wife and four children.

Although it is only true that there are some men who do not want work there are others, hard-working, conscientious 3Tien t°o, who have been thrown out of .employment through no fault of their own', and do what they will at the present time it is ; practically impossiblfe for 'them to | obtain employment again. The Gq-> 1 vernment is, no doubt, devng what it can to relieve distress of this kind and ft is to be hoped that the time is not. far distant when every man desiring work will be able to obtain same.

jgfTY TO WASTE THEM! Maidie, nearly four, brought to her mother two little branches which she had broken from a bush and stripped of their leaves. “Here, mother,” she said, “here are some little sticks to whip the boys with when they are naughty.” “But,” objected mother, “you do not want your dear little brothers to be whipped, do you?” “Well, when they’re naughty,” Maidie emphasised. “They're such nice little sticks”—(lovingly)—”it, would be a pity to waste them.” THE RICH MAN'S JEWELS. Once upon a time there was a very rich man, who had ever so many lino jewels. He had big diamonds. big mbios. big emeralds, and all kinds of big and beautiful gems, and as ho had many of them fastened to his clothes, where they glistened brightly in the sun, he was, indeed, a splendid sight as he rode about in his flue carriage. 1 hundreds of people used to look at him and at his clothes and gems, and I daresay that many wished they were as rich as he was. One day the carriage stepped at the door of a house, and the rich man got out of his carriage to go into the house. Just then a very poor man, who wan dressed in very shabby clothes, and who had not a single jewel of any kind whatever, looked very hard at the gems and jewels which the rich man had. 1 hen the poor man said to the rich man, , ■ thank you very much for the jewels!” The rich man stared very mucii at the poor man, and then said, “My friend, you are much mistaken, lor i have never given you any jewels.” The poor man smiled and replied: “1 know that very well. But you have let me look at them, and you can only look at them yourself. Therefore, all the difference between you and me is that vou have the trouble to wear and keep the gems and I have not!” Now, that poor man was rather wise, for he knew that the rich man must often worry about the gems, and be afraid that robber men would some day take them from him, and perhaps even kill him.